In May 2008 my doctor referred me to the hospital for a biopsy on my prostate, a letter from the hospital saying I will get an appointment within three months. After three months I rang to see if they could tell me when I would be getting the appointment, I was told soon, but on 20 Sept I was at A & E with a bladder retention, a catheter was fitted after waiting in pain for two hours, in Oct my appointment came for Nov, it was 12 weeks before I had a op. In all I had five visits to A&E, and two stays in hospital.
I wonder if I had been seen sooner I would not have been a burden on the health service. This week I went to the doctor and was referred to the hospital and with in three days I had a appointment for next week. Is this because the new government has done what it said it would do and got rid of the pen pushers, and put in more medical staff.
I must also say that I have been waiting for years for a knee replacement and I got that done last year, am I lucky or have things changed? (abridged)
E.K.Mills, Tauranga.